2001 Pontiac Aztek air bags problems
27 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the air bags on the 2001 Pontiac Aztek — 13% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Tl* the contact owns a 2001 pontiac aztek. While attempting to close the door, the air bags deployed without warning. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 130,000.”
filed May 1, 2015
“Tl* the contact owns a 2001 pontiac aztec. The contact stated that while loading the vehicle with boxes, the side air bag deployed erroneously, striking a passenger. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis and the contact was waiting for a corporate engineer to further inspect the damage…”
filed Jul 6, 2012
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- ON CERTAIN PASSENGER, SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES AND MINI VANS, SOME OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE A…Campaign 02V329000 · Dec 9, 2002
- VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER, SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES AND MINIVANSCampaign 01V026000 · Feb 1, 2001
Air Bags problems in other Aztek years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 Aztek | 2 | 6% |
| 2004 Aztek | 5 | 7% |
| 2003 Aztek | 3 | 2% |
| 2002 Aztek | 1 | 1% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2001 Pontiac Aztek
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.